Students from <a href="http://www.head.hesge.ch">Geneva University of Art and Design</a> recycled 8 shipping containers to form a funky commune in Switzerland. An exploration of lifestyle choices, the project is comprised of a series of thematic modular units that take inspiration from the colors and textures prevalent during the 1970s. <a href="http://a-bureau.com/">Daniel Zamarbide from Bureau A</a> helped to guide the students as they each added their own conceptual and material touches to these strange dwellings, which were collectively placed in the university's courtyard and inhabited for a short while.

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

Art and design students recycled 8 shipping containers

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

The Commune is a cluster of themed containers that was located on campus.

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

Collectively the transformed materials make up the Commune

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

The entire project questions standard habits and behaviors, including sleep

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

Some students recycled automobile parts

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

The photographer's creative lighting contributes to the project's extraordinary mystique

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

Do we really need to sleep for long hours at a time? Or can we sleep in phases?

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

The project was inspired by the 1970s social experimentation

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

After the student's lived in the containers for a while on campus, the show is going on the road

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

This is one of the most creative uses of recycled shipping containers we have ever seen on Inhabitat

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

Ahh, a lovely domestic scene. Whew.

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Commune by Geneva Art and Design Students

Students from Geneva University of Art and Design recycled 8 shipping containers to form a funky commune in Switzerland. An exploration of lifestyle choices, the project is comprised of a series of thematic modular units that take inspiration from the colors and textures prevalent during the 1970s. Daniel Zamarbide from Bureau A helped to guide the students as they each added their own conceptual and material touches to these strange dwellings, which were collectively placed in the university's courtyard and inhabited for a short while.